Orange Shirt Day Office Staff 2019
“Orange shirt day is a movement that officially began in 2013 but in reality it began in 1973 when six year old Phyllis Webstad entered the S. Joseph Mission Residential School, outside of Williams Lake, BC. Young Phyllis was wearing a brand new orange shirt for her first day of school – new clothes being a rare and wonderful thing for a First Nation girl growing up in her grandmother’s care – but the Mission Oblates quickly stripped her or her new shirt and replaced it with the school’s institutional uniform.
The date, September 30, was chosen because that was the time of the year the trucks and buses would enter the communities to “collect” the children and deliver them to their harsh new reality of cultural assimilation, mental, sexual and physical abuse, shame and deprivation.
The initiative calls for every Canadian to wear an orange shirt on September 30 in the spirit of healing and reconciliation.”
Quoted from : Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.
For more information check out www.orangeshirtday.org
Survey: GIFN_Feasibility Study Survey_South and East Homes
As you may be aware, the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation are in the process of completing a water servicing feasibility study to service members on the eastern and southern regions of the island. We request your completion of this questionnaire to help us learn more about your needs with regards to water servicing within the community.
This survey will assist in the process of determining the best solution for developing an effective and reliable water treatment and distribution system. Your answers will be held in the strictest confidence and will be tabulated with those of other members to determine community needs, desires and possible concerns. It is not required that you answer all of the questions. Surveys will be administered at each home by a Georgina Island First Nation community member. Thank you for your time and assistance.
Survey: GIFN_Feasibility Study All Members Homes
Included in the scope of this study is an assessment of existing community infrastructure, and an evaluation of the future servicing requirements that will be required to support the growth of the entirety of Georgina Island First Nation. This survey considers questions related to the types of residences in Georgina Island, as well as residence occupancy. It considers current sewage treatment strategies, which will assist in the process of determining the best solution for developing an effective and reliable wastewater treatment system for the community. Your answers will be held in the strictest confidence and will be tabulated with those of other members to determine community needs, desires and possible concerns. Thank you for your time and assistance.
Please print and fill out the survey. Return to the Band Office or call and we will arrange to pick it up. If you cannot print let us know and we will arrange to bring you a survey.
NOTICE of Emerald Ash Borer Confirmation GIFN 2019
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For more information:
Contact Heather Charles
Forest Management/Species at Risk Coordinator
Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
(705)437-1337 extension 2242
heather.charles@georginaisland.com
Call or Text Chris Gynan Licensed Pesticide Injection Services
Phone : 905-960-1890
Ash Tree Injections Chris Gynan June 2019 flyer
What Needs to be Done, Who is Going to Do It?
Saturday May 25, 2019
9:30am-2:15pm
Georgina Island Community Centre
You will have the opportunity to provide direct input to leadership on what technical team will help us through 2019-2020
Please see link below for more information and Meeting Agenda. For more information contact Marlene Stiles at (705)437-1337.
The Chippewas of Georgina Island would like to recognize and thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the Capital Grant we received in 2018 for the Buzzy Big Canoe Memorial Arena to add washrooms and change rooms to this facility.
Since 1999, this volunteer-run facility has been a hub for all kinds of community recreation events including ice hockey and ball hockey, summer day camp, family fun skates, basketball games and garage sales. The construction of accessible washrooms and changerooms greatly enhances this multi-purpose community facility. Public services such as washrooms encourage people to engage in activities at the arena, knowing that there is a place “to go”. The new washrooms and changerooms make the facility more family friendly. There is now a warm place for athletes to change into their equipment and children no longer have to take off snowsuits in a portable out house in the winter!
Well-maintained public washrooms and change rooms make the Buzzy Big Canoe Memorial Arena more inclusive for people of all ages. We’d like to say another big miigwech to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their support!
For alternate times to fill membership form please use the Contact Us Link and we can try to accomodate you!
For more information look under Fitness Centre in the Community Services menu of the website!
Link to Story in Georgina Advocate
Information regarding the 2019 FNIYES National Science Camp that is being hosted by Indigenous Services Canada Ontario Region in partnership with KTEI, and area First Nations. The camp will be held July 21-28, 2019 in Peterborough, Ontario at Trent University.
10 students will be selected from the Ontario Region for the 2019 FNIYES National Science Camp.
As per the information within the application package, we are looking for students, aged 12-15, who are interested in science and technology.
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 519-751-2762 and email at maria.rabbani@canada.ca, or Bernadette Wabie at 519-751-2443 and email at bernadette.wabie@canada.ca.
Maria (May) Rabbani
Education Program Intern
Indigenous Services Canada
Ontario Region
Bernadette Wabie
Senior Education Officer
Indigenous Services Canada
Ontario Region
Posted by Rachel Big Canoe
CGIFN Economic Development
Collectiva will hold Information Sessions on the Sixties Scoop Settlement Claim Process.
The Sixties Scoop Class Action concern any registered Indian or person eligible to be registered or Inuit person who was adopted or made a permanent ward and was placed in the care of non-Indigenous foster or adoptive parents in Canada between January 1, 1951 and December 31, 1991, which resulted in the loss of cultural identity. Eligible class members could receive compensation between $25,000 and $50,000 depending on the overall number of eligible members.
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